Joseph Smith was very confused when he started the religion. I think you would have to be confused to follow him if you really study into who he was and how the religion came to be.
2006-11-10 14:10:24 · 13 answers · asked by reneebo1 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
true but they become more mainstream ever year.
2006-11-10 14:13:25 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
As in many religions down the line the Mormons had way more women than men. At the time of Joseph Smith a woman in America couldnt hold land, vote, have a bank account(except with husband) and a man could beat them if he chose as the police thought what happened in a mans house was his business. So the Mormons had more than one wife all of whom were Mormons and beleived the same who are we to say its wrong if it helped them to survive the hardships they faced. Walk a mile in someone else's shoes before you criticize.
2006-11-10 14:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons don't generally claim to be Christian, for one thing, as far as I know. (I attended a Mormon church for 6 or 8 years, but never officially joined.) For another, having multiple wives was Biblically only forbidden to ministers. In Paul's writings to Timothy and others, he said that a pastor (or elder or bishop, depending on your translation) must be the husband of only one wife. Truly, the practice of having several wives was not against Biblical teaching. It is against the laws of this country, so I wouldn't advise it. The modern LDS Church no longer condones the practice, by the way. They did historically, but not today.
There are many of our Western customs that we think are Christian, but they aren't. They have their roots in tradition, not in the Bible.
2006-11-10 14:21:33 · answer #3 · answered by thejanith 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't teach that anymore. It seems the Holy Spirit changed His mind about what constitutes truth when they started getting arrested for violations of state law. In any case Mormons are most certainly not Christian. What they teach about Jesus Christ is completely incompatible with the most fundamental tenets of Christianity. Just including the name of Jesus in your bizarre theology doesn't make someone a Christian. Besides, Mormonism is a polytheistic religion while Christianity is monotheistic.
2006-11-10 14:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you can read other than Braille, check Deuteronomy 21:15 and you will "see" where the Bible permits more then one wife and take a look at Genesis 16:3 and "see" Hagar described as Abraham's wife No. 2.
2006-11-10 16:34:09 · answer #5 · answered by mythkiller-zuba 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joseph Smith was either very confused, or shoulda been a salesman. Im thinking the latter of the two...
2006-11-10 14:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
many prophets such as David, Sollomon, Abraham had more than one wife and that didn't stop them from being a prophet, i don't think God mind.
even look at the nature life, you may see a male leading bunch of females.
2006-11-10 14:15:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"if you really study" Those are the key words. Not many really study. In any religion.
2006-11-10 14:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because multiple wives is SCRIPTURAL but so is a lot of other stuff like owning slaves and stoning disobediant children
If everyone worried about THEIR OWN relationship with their own God instead of EVERY ONE ELSE'S --the world would be a better place
just my opinion.
http://www.deism.com/deism_defined.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/aboutus.htm
2006-11-10 14:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by rwl_is_taken 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think it was too help women who had no other way to live. but that was in the ancient days, to me no its just for men who want more *** to ****
2006-11-10 14:13:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that's the case, I sure hope Christians don't read the Bible! ;-)
2006-11-11 08:43:56 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋